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Boom! The classic potato gun harnesses the combustion of flammable vapor. Show us your combustion spud gun and discuss fuels, ratios, safety, ignition systems, tools, and more.
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Deko
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Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:10 pm

im new to combustions and was wondering whats the point of have two valves on a combustion, is it propane injection? or does it have another purpose?

heres a link to one like what im talking about: http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=342&
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Pete Zaria
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Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:14 pm

Yes, the two valves and pipe in between them (called a meter pipe, or propane meter system) help to deliver an exact amount of propane into the chamber for each shot.

This page explains it in detail:

http://www.burntlatke.com/lp.html

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Pete Zaria.
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Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:15 pm

ok thanks for the site pete
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